Quake detected near North Korean nuclear test site

The tremor, measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale, was recorded close to the site of previous nuclear tests, reports the UK Evening Standard.

Today's quake was 23km north east of Sungjibaegam, towards the border with China, which has been used by the secret state to carry out nuclear drills.

We start in North Korea where a magnitude 2.9 natural disaster registered shortly after midnight, striking near the regime's nuclear test site. According to the US Geological Survey, there isn't enough information to conclude the nature of the quake yet. Late last month, a magnitude 3.4 quake was detected under Mount Mantap- and there have been further small aftershocks since North Korea's sixth nuclear test in early September.